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Bertha LUM  -  1869-1954      An American in Japan

Bertha Lum

Bertha Lum 1869-1954

Bertha Lum was born in Iowa, USA. In 1903 she came to Japan on her honeymoon and discovered the charm of Japanese woodblock prints. On her second visit to Japan 4 years later she learned printmaking the Japanese way. Afterwards she was quite successful in the USA and Japan with her woodblock prints that represent a mixture of Japanese, Impressionism and Art Nouveau style.
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Literature sources used for artist biographies:

• Merritt, Helen and Yamada, Nanako, "Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints 1900-1975", University of Hawaii Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8248-1732-X
• Lane, Richard, "Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print", Fribourg, 1978, ISBN 0-914427-54-7
• Laurance, P.Roberts, "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists", John Weatherhill Inc., New York, 1976
• Frances Blakemore "Who is Who in Modern Japanese Prints", John Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo, 1975. ISBN 0-8348-0101-9
• Annual CWAJ catalogs